(botany) Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a stem.
aristodemus
astoundment
astoundment
noun
amazement
audiometers
audiometers
noun
plural of audiometer
auditoriums
auditoriums
noun
plural of auditorium
autotomised
autotomised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autotomise
blundersome
blundersome
adj
Apt or prone to cause blunders; troublesome; difficult; problematic.
Indicating or marked by blunders or mistakes; messed-up.
bothridiums
busybodyism
busybodyism
noun
The behaviour of a busybody; interfering, meddling.
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
calmodulins
calmodulins
noun
plural of calmodulin
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
caudillismo
caudillismo
noun
The type of government ruled by a caudillo.
chlamydeous
chlamydeous
adj
(botany) That has a perianth
clostridium
clostridium
noun
Any of several mostly anaerobic gram-positive bacteria, of the genus Clostridium, that are present in the soil and in the intestines of humans and animals and are capable of forming spores
coatimundis
coatimundis
noun
plural of coatimundi
cocksuredom
commeasured
commeasured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of commeasure
compendious
compendious
adj
briefly describing a body of knowledge
containing a subset of words, succinctly described; abridged and summarized
compendiums
compounders
compounders
noun
plural of compounder
consummated
consummated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consummate
cubomedusae
cubomedusae
noun
plural of cubomedusa
cubomedusan
cubomedusan
adj
Of or pertaining to the cubomedusa
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
daunomycins
daunomycins
noun
plural of daunomycin
decomposure
decussorium
decussorium
noun
(medicine, archaic) An instrument for depressing the dura after trephining.
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demiurgeous
demodulates
demodulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demodulate
denouements
denouements
noun
plural of denouement
dermococcus
derodidymus
desmogenous
despumation
despumation
noun
Separation of scum or impurities from liquid; clarification.
The act of throwing up froth or scum.
deutoplasms
deutoplasms
noun
plural of deutoplasm
diadoumenos
diascordium
diascordium
noun
(obsolete, pharmacology) A medicine made from dried herbs, especially Teucrium scordium.
diathermous
diathermous
Adjective
Freely permeable by radiant heat.
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dichotomous
dichotomous
adj
Dividing or branching into two pieces.
dicoumarins
dicoumarols
dicoumarols
noun
plural of dicoumarol
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
dimanganous
diminuendos
diminuendos
noun
plural of diminuendo
diminutions
diminutions
noun
plural of diminution
dipneumones
dipotassium
dipotassium
noun
(inorganic chemistry, in combination) Two atoms of potassium in a compound
disaccustom
disaccustom
verb
to cause (someone) to break a habit or become unaccustomed to something that they are previously accustomed to
discomorula
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
dismounting
dismounting
noun
The act of one who dismounts.
verb
present participle of dismount
dismutation
dismutation
noun
(biochemistry) A disproportionation reaction, especially in a biological context, in which oxidized and reduced forms of a chemical species are produced simultaneously
distemonous
distomatous
disunionism
disunionism
noun
(US, historical) The political position that the Union (the federal government of the United States) should be dissolved.
ditrematous
documenters
documenters
noun
plural of documenter
doomfulness
dorsicolumn
dorsilumbar
dorsilumbar
adj
Alternative form of dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
dorsolumbar
adj
(anatomy) dorsal and lumbar
dorsumbonal
drunkensome
drunkensome
adj
Characterised or marked by drunkenness
duodecimals
duodecimals
noun
plural of duodecimal
duodedenums
dysprosiums
emydosauria
endosporium
endosporium
noun
An endospore.
An intine.
endosternum
endosternum
noun
Synonym of entoplastron
endostracum
eudaemonics
eudaemonics
noun
That part of ethics that deals with happiness; the science of happiness, contrasted with aretaics.
eudaemonism
eudaemonism
noun
A philosophical notion, or system of ethics, which measures happiness in relation to morality.
eudaemonist
eudaemonist
noun
A supporter of eudaemonism.
eudaimonism
eudaimonism
noun
Alternative spelling of eudaemonism
eudaimonist
eudiometers
eudiometers
noun
plural of eudiometer
exobasidium
formidolous
furosemides
furosemides
noun
plural of furosemide
gadoliniums
gadoliniums
noun
plural of gadolinium
gooserumped
gourmandise
gourmandise
noun
gluttony
verb
To eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
gourmandism
gourmandism
noun
A passion for and deep interest in good food.
gudmundsson
gymnocladus
hippodamous
homicidious
homodromous
homodromous
adj
(botany) Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
(engineering) Moving in the same direction (said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis).
hoodlumisms
hoodlumisms
noun
plural of hoodlumism
houseminder
houseminder
noun
A person employed to look after another person's house while the usual occupants are absent.
hydromedusa
hydromedusa
noun
The South American snake-necked turtle.
hypodermous
immelodious
immelodious
adj
(archaic) not melodious
imponderous
imponderous
adj
(obsolete) imponderable
isodynamous
isodynamous
adj
(archaic) Of equal force or size.
judophobism
laundromats
laundromats
noun
plural of laundromat
lithodomous
lithodomous
adj
(zoology) Like, or relating to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.
lumbodorsal
lumbodorsal
adj
(anatomy) related to both lumbar and dorsal regions of the spine
lycopodiums
lycopodiums
noun
plural of lycopodium
machairodus
macradenous
macradenous
adj
Having large glands.
macrandrous
macrandrous
adj
(botany) Having antheridia formed on normal-sized male vegetative filaments.
macropodous
macropodous
adj
(botany) (of a leaf) Having a long stalk.
(botany) (of a plant embryo) Having a large hypocotyl.
(botany, obsolete) (of a plant embryo) Having a large radicle.
Having long or large legs, feet, or fins.
madisonburg
meandrously
melodiously
melodiously
adv
In a melodious manner.
memorandums
mercedonius
merdivorous
merdivorous
adj
Dung-eating, coprophagous.
merdurinous
merdurinous
adj
(archaic, rare) Consisting of excrement and urine.
mesocardium
mesocardium
noun
(anatomy) The structure of splanchnic mesoderm that supports the embryonic heart in the pericardial cavity
mesomyodous
mesomyodous
adj
(zoology, rare) Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.
metadromous
micrandrous
micrandrous
adj
(botany) That produces dwarf male plants
micropodous
misbuttoned
misbuttoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misbutton
miscomputed
miscomputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miscompute
misconducts
misconducts
noun
plural of misconduct
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misconduct
misdoubtful
misdoubtful
adj
(now rare) Misgiving; doubting, suspicious.
misdoubting
misdoubting
noun
doubt
verb
present participle of misdoubt
misfocussed
misfocussed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misfocus
misfortuned
misfortuned
adj
(archaic) unlucky, unfortunate
misgrounded
misgrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misground
misoccupied
misoccupied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misoccupy
misproduced
misproduced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misproduce
missounding
missounding
verb
present participle of missound
missupposed
missupposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of missuppose
modularizes
modularizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of modularize
modulations
modulations
noun
plural of modulation
moisturised
moisturised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturise
moisturized
moisturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of moisturize
molluscoida
molybdenous
molybdenous
adj
(chemistry) Relating to molybdenum in a +6 oxidation state
molybdenums
molybdenums
noun
plural of molybdenum
morosauroid
mosasauroid
mosasauroid
noun
Any extinct aquatic reptile of the superfamily Mosasauroidea, variously interpreted as related to or belonging to the lizards or the snakes.
mouchardism
mouchardism
noun
(historical) The activity of police spies in France.